Open Educational Resources Links
BCcampus Open Education OER by Discipline Directory
This section includes general OER materials that can be used by faculty from any discipline.
Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Dedicated to excellence in online learning, and textbook affordability is part of one of the five "pillars" they are working to advance: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org
CORA: Community of Online Research Assignments
An open access resource for faculty and librarians. It is intended to be a collaborative space for adapting and experimenting with research assignments and sharing the success or lessons learned so that others may benefit. http://www.projectcora.org/
"Six Steps to OER" by Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) Librarians, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License / Modified text from original.
COMPARING COMMERCIAL “OER”: Abbey Elder of the Iowa State Library has released a new tool for comparing commercial platforms that use open content.While there is still heated debate within the open community about the role and impact of these products, the spreadsheet provides helpful comparison of platforms on the CARE criteria, the source of the base text, and more. The document is open for members of the community to enter their own research and experiences with these commercial products.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xDGIKZ7T5fIho7yrTs8Lpu4zpqPbeqQn76aY6qEnAUg/edit?usp=sharing
